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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 1d

They deserve to be here, and they deserve to be safe. 🧡

Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 2d

With the announcement of the first phase of a ceasefire deal being struck, there's hope on the horizon for the people and animals of Gaza.
Significant uncertainty remains around what changes will be made to the aid supply and distribution process. We will keep you updated as the situation unfolds🙏

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 5d

We believe, that because of caring people like you, the world can change.

Thank you for showing up here to have conversations that matter. Conversations about animals. About the world we live in. And how we as individuals — and as a caring collective — can make a difference in the lives of others.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 10d

Her message of peace and hope is one we stand to live by every day. 🧡 

Thank you, Dr. Jane Goodall. The world is kinder because you were here. May you rest knowing your compassion lives on in a global movement for animals and our planet.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 10d

Because our laws don't protect them.
Because compassion doesn't discriminate.
Because our treatment of the defenceless, defines us.
Because they are someone, not something.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 12d

While all whales have been released, their hours of struggle could have grave consequences as they continue their long journey south.

There are non-lethal alternatives to shark nets. Urge the government to take action now: https://animalsaus.co/3IMo60y

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 15d

Every act of kindness is a beacon of hope 🧡

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 17d

In the wild, life is rich with choice, connection, challenge, and freedom.

In zoos – behind bars, glass walls, moats and fences – they experience only a fraction of the lives they were born to live.

Can captivity ever be kind?

Confining wild animals in exhibits comes at a cost...

animalsaustralia.org

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 22d

"No live export vessels are scheduled to take sheep from Australia to the Middle East for the rest of 2025, raising speculation an unofficial end to the trade could come ahead of a legislated ban in 2028."

No live export ships coming for WA sheep amid high prices, looming ban

Market dynamics are stopping live export ships from coming to WA for the rest of the year, raising the prospect of an official end to the trade years before a legislated ban is enforced.

www.abc.net.au

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 24d

All that matters. It is enough.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 26d

Everyone deserves comfort, friendship and safety. 🐷🐶

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Sep 11

After being visited multiple times by authorities, Farm Transparency Project investigators returned to Andgar Piggery as well as other properties owned by the same company. This is what they found.

Mass grave filmed at SA piggery tied to animal welfare investigation

Footage taken at four South Australian piggeries shows animals confined in sow stalls and evidence of potential cannibalism.

www.abc.net.au

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Sep 9

More than 5 million hens in Australia are still trapped in wire cages without enough space to spread their wings. We must do better for them.

It’s time for a ban on battery cages to be legislated in every state and territory: animalsaus.co/45uOyF0

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Sep 6

There are as few as just 2,700 dingoes left in Victoria.💔

And yet the government permits dingoes to be killed by poison, trapping and shooting. So we're suing the Victorian Government.

Find out more about the case and how you can help:
https://animalsaus.co/3JNQEqP

#ThreatenedSpeciesDay

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Sep 3

Once their mothers have been shot, this is the best death joeys can hope for - to be bludgeoned against a ute tray. Since shooting occurs in remote areas at night time, this “Code of Practice” is impossible to enforce. If this is what “humane” looks like, what happens when no one is looking?

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 31

It’s the time of year in Australia when magpies start protecting their families by swooping strangers they perceive as threats.

Remaining calm and giving them space is the kindest response to their warning swoops. And since magpies can recognise human faces, your kindness will be paid in return.🧡

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 28

Hundreds of thousands of unwanted calves are condemned to death — killed as ‘waste products’ — by the Australian dairy industry every year. 💔

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 26

Even after bushfires or floods devastate Australia, shooters continue to kill kangaroos — all for the sake of profit.

Few people know this. Even fewer know what happens to their young... https://animalsaus.co/3HmBkk0

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 19

A philosophy to live by 🧡

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 18

He can’t lay eggs, so his life is thrown away 💔

Hens in the egg industry are killed when they’re around 18 months old and replaced. It may seem obvious that only female chickens can lay eggs, but most people never consider what happens to the males — they’re killed in their first day of life.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 13

Draining government coffers to contribute to gambling profits and animal cruelty. Does continuing greyhound racing seem logical to you?

Victoria could save nearly $500m over 10 years by scrapping greyhound racing, estimates show

Exclusive: Parliamentary Budget Office analysis shows any loss of revenue from betting would be offset by lower government spending

www.theguardian.com

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 12

What's the biggest knowledge gap you see?

Text on a beige background reads: "What's something most people don’t know about animal farming industries, but should?" The word "should" is underlined with an orange line.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 11

BREAKING: The Tasmanian State Government will stop its funding for greyhound racing in the state, effectively putting an end to it.

The Tasmanian Premier said it is increasingly clear that greyhound racing “does not align with community expectations.”

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 7

A dose of hope ✨ Pass it on.

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Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · Aug 6

A shooter will make him an orphan in minutes, a carer will spend months teaching him how to feel safe again.

While the commercial kangaroo skin and meat industry continues to kill kangaroos, there are many wonderful people working to protect and care for them. Thank you 🧡

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